Laura Zats

Q264: C YA retelling. Very sellable, but not in my wheelhouse, theme-wise. Pass. #500queries

Q263: If you describe the heroine only as "Male MC's love interest" your book will get a pass. ALL charas should be well-rounded #500queries

Q262: Maybe it's @JennieGoloboy rubbing off on me, but I'm usually VERY skeptical of real-life people being brought into fiction #500queries

Q261: "I thought you might enjoy this one of a kind mystery/thriller/personal-growth story" You were wrong. #500queries

Q260: Fiction based on your own life is still a no no for me. #500queries

Q259: I secretly kind of love it when I get called "Agent." Then I get to respond "Dear Writer" #itsthelittlethings #500queries

Q258: I don't care how awesome your story is. If you don't write me a standard query letter, you're not getting a request. #500queries

Q257: I give some serious side-eye when you claim an Academy Award-winning director wants your book, but you won't tell me who. #500queries

Q256: "The plot of my story is within the story" Dude. DUDE! #500queries

Q255: Post-apocalyptic YA. Meh. #500queries

Q254: a page count means nothing. All it does is make me HULKSMASH mad. Also, query was 1 paragraph. And vague. #500queries

Q253: Fun, sexy romance. Sold. #500queries

Q252: dystopian adult fantasy. Too prescriptive for my taste. #500queries

Q251: "A series of adventures come into play" Does the plot happen, as well? It's Vague Day over here at @redsofaliterary. #500queries

Q250: YA romance. Not my bag. #500queries

Q249: "I've spent considerable time developing the plot and focusing the story on several major themes" *headdesk* #500queries

Q248: YA. Cool premise, but writing in the query sounded far too adult. Pass. #500queries

Q247: 270k, no genre *dies* #500queries

Q246: Memoir that is 50 shades "for the thinking woman" Wrong audience. #500queries

Q245: "Twilight fanfiction" Yeah, wrong crowd. #500queries